Army Corps of Engineers to study wetlands area

5:32 AM,
Mar. 27, 2013

Written by

Catharine Hadley
Staff writer

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will study the wetlands area between Water Works Park and City Beach this summer.

During Tuesday night's Port Clinton City Council meeting, Michael Pniewski, the program manager for the western Lake Erie basin region of the corps, told city officials about a feasibility study that could lead to improvements in the wetlands.

He said the proposed improvements, if implemented, would benefit native species and create habitats for wildlife, including the elusive Kirtland's warbler, a songbird that birdwatchers travel to see. ...